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• Review: Giselle (Joffrey Ballet)

  

  Eerie and unforgettable Review by Lauren Whalen Most ballets are emotional, but in terms of true feeling, Giselle may just take the cake. The ballet, which... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: The Taming of the Shrew (Chicago Shakespeare, 2017)

  

  Despite stellar cast and intriguing framing device, 'Shrew' remains problematic Review by Catey Sullivan Here's the thing about The Taming of the Shrew .... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: Punk (The New Colony)

  

  World-premiere 'Punk' a shaky endeavor Review by Catey Sullivan The first problem that's evident with the premiere of Michael Allen Harris' prison-set Punk ... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: Million Dollar Quartet (Paramount Theatre)

  

  Irresistible and unstoppable Review by Catey Sullivan Million Dollar Quartet is irresistible. Set during the only recording session when Elvis Presley, Johnn... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: The Heavens Are Hung in Black (Shattered Globe Theatre)

  

  When the final scene in The Heavens Are Hung in Black was over and the lights went dark, the audience, sitting in the darkness, uttered not a sound, made no... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: The Legend of Georgia McBride (Northlight Theatre)

  

  Initially lightweight, 'Georgia' ultimately raises a sequined fist to the sky Review by Catey Sullivan For the first two thirds of Matthew Lopez' The Legend... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: The Rembrandt (Steppenwolf Theatre)

  

  A reverent, nuanced ode to love, art, and art preservation Review by Catey Sullivan There's a gentleness to Jessica Dickey's The Rembrandt that's a bit... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: Five Guys Named Moe (Court Theatre)

  

  'Five Guys' looks and sounds terrific Review by Catey Sullivan As a musical revue, Five Guys Named Moe is an apt celebration of Louis Jordan. The... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: Alias Grace (Rivendell Theatre)

  

  Rivendell's compelling world premiere is well worth seeing Review by Catey Sullivan "You want me to be who you think I am, but I am so much more." So... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Rev‪iew: Bullets Over Broadway (NightBlue Performing Arts)

  

  Review by Catey Sullivan The mostly young cast of NightBlue Theater's Bullets Over Broadway is nothing if not earnest. In telling the story of an... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: A View from the Bridge (Goodman Theatre)

  

  Visually and emotionally brilliant Review by Catey Sullivan There's a pall of suffocating dread woven through director Ivo Van Hove's galvanizing take on... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: Honeymoon in Vegas (Marriott Theatre)

  

  A good bet for a good time Most often, musicals take us to places we've never been - and probably couldn't possibly go. To times long past, or places that... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: The Toad Knew (Compagnie Du Hanneton)

  

  As baffling as it is beautiful Review by Catey Sullivan For the opening of The Yard - Chicago Shakespeare's magnificently flexible new space on Navy Pier -... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: Rock of Ages (Drury Lane Theatre)

  

  Review by Catey Sullivan Rock of Ages just might be the most shamelessly pandering musical since, oh, the late 1980s. It revels in boobie and poop jokes and... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: Muthaland (16th Street Theater)

  

  One-woman show goes to places we don't expect Review by Catey Sullilvan Minita Gandhi's autobiographical, one-woman show starts out in familiar territory: Th... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: Deirdre of the Sorrows (City Lit Theater)

  

  There's a reason why 'Deirdre' hasn't been done in 100 years ' Review by Lauren Whalen According to the press release, Deirdre of the Sorrows hasn't been... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: Bonnie & Clyde (Kokandy Productions)

  

  Stirring Chicago premiere Review by Lauren Whalen Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow have been immortalized in books, songs and movies. At the height of the Grea... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: Ubu II–Electric Boog-Ubu, Or Free Ubu (The Plagiarists)

  

  As in 1896 French satire, greed, chaos and lust for power come to roost in America Review by Johanna Dalton Like , Alfred Jarry's satirical exploration of... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: One Thousand Words (Theater Faction)

  

  An early draft that's worth a look One Thousand Words is a musical drama that began life under the title Maybe, Someday at Louisiana State University in 2014... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Review: Shockheaded Peter (Black Button Eyes Productions)

  

  An absotively, posilutely cruel delight Parenting isn't easy, least of all when it comes time to introduce moral instruction. It's certainly easy to tell... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2017 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA